Indie Rock Distortion

Hey guys/gals! Im looking to buy a new distortion pedal. I want one that does a good job with a light Indie Rock distorted sound. Right now i have a Boss DS-1 which is not doing the job for me. I was thinking about the RAT. Do any of you have it? Is it good for what sound i want? Any other suggestions? Please, help would be amazing!

a tubecsreamer might be what your are looking for. Made by ibanez

J Mascis uses a Big Muff, so I doubt you would go wrong there.

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Electro-Harmonix-Classics-USA-Big-Muff-PI-Distortion---Sustainer-Guitar-Effects-Pedal-101226793-i1124710.gc

yeah an overdrive like a tube screamer might be a little more along the lines of what your looking for.

Digitech Bad Monkey. Got mine for $40, and I will never leave it(unless a better Tubescreamer comes my way for good money).

yeah suprisingly digitech makes a decent overdrive i got the reg overdrive digi makes and i can get some pretty good tones out of it.

do u guys know what tube screamers go for?

musicians friend has them at $99

Maybe post an example of a sound you are trying to acheive, and whether you use humbuckers or single coils. I have a Rat clone that sounds a ton better with single coils thank hummers. Maybe other's have had similar experiences.

You can also look up the gear for a particular guitarist.

A lot of people like that Bad Monkey tho'.

i have humbuckers....and a cheap 15 watt crate amp

thats sort of the tone im going for

sounds like a very light overdrive.

Not the job for a big muff, Muffs are too dirty, but it would be great for something like this

Big Muffs are classic. For the strokes kind of sound that you're looking for a tube screamer might work, but you might be a little disappointed with the results. You probably won't be able to make a "cheap 15 watt crate amp" do anything. Save up a bit and buy a little tube, you can bet that's how it was recorded.

Do the strokes count as Indie?

i could not play guitar without my big muff...truly a great pedal...i do not have a TS though.....sometime i'll get one

the strokes are indie as ****!!!! and yeah crate blows save up for a tube it'll be worth it.

thanks BBT that band is dope!!

yeah dude, I auditioned with someone else's stack, it was a Crate G something 120, and it sounded like crap. I use my tubescreamer(Bad Monkey) to boost my regular distortion to make it tighter(and sound more distorted than it really is) and on this amp nothing could make it sound better except for maybe turning it off haha

If you look into small tube amps, look at the Epiphone Valve Jr., you would be best suited after swapping the stock tubes and/or speaker(at some point), but they're cheap, 5 watts, and class A which to me, SCREAMS indie rock(though VOX AC30/15's reign supreme I believe).

ok my Rat suggestion is too heavy for that.

I have an AC15 :)

Vox is the way to go,not too expensive and you get tones like those,think like an indie rocker,theyy usually are broke as hell and dont mess a lot with boutique brands,so yeah,the vox is the one!

how much do vox go for?

you need to look up the prices bro we can't do everything for you, just point you in the right direction.

try ebay or google.

thanks!
i was also thinking o getting a delay pedal? any good sugestions?

My brother plays Indie-style music, he has a Boss delay, and i think he has a Vox Time machine too, altho i'm not sure how much he uses it

yeah i tried my cousins boss delay pedal..it was pretty cool.....btw the way what bands are your brother into?